Richie Woolley grew up in Judbury in the Huon Valley and is a keen family and local historian. He is the author of Above the Falls: the People and the History of the Upper Huon and Amy Sherwin: the Tasmanian Nightingale, and co-author of A History of the Huon and Far South. He has spent many years researching and walking the landscape of Recherche Bay.

Richie's talk will focus on Bennetts Point and Fishers Point, including the garden and observatory sites linked to the 1792–93 French expedition led by Bruni d’Entrecasteaux, as well as previously unrecorded ruins associated with Captain William Fisher and his family.

Recherche Bay is one of Tasmania’s most historically layered places. Richie will draw on archival research and fieldwork to examine what remains on the ground and what it reveals about exploration, settlement and maritime activity in the far south.

Tuesday 5 May
12.00–1.00 pm
Royal Society Room, TMAG
(entry via administration building, 19 Davey Street)

Talk runs for approximately 40–45 minutes, with time for questions. Free to attend, but registrations essential.

If you are interested in southern Tasmanian history, maritime exploration, or the archaeology of place, this is a talk not to miss.

Lunchtime Talks are supported by Arts Tasmania.